Future frag room set up help

[mr_alberta]

Are you making these tanks a custom size or anything Jim? You might be able to get away with even N.O. lights if the tanks are shallow enough. Or you could get about 3 or 4 WH8 ballasts and run 2VHO bulbs/tank.

[kuatto]

I would like to have them made shallow if I could find a place locally to make them.Have them all drilled and maybe do some kind of closed loop for each rack of tanks with an in-line filter system?(not sure if that would work or not)

[Beermaster]

Why not just make some custom acylic tanks?

[mr_alberta]

That's what I would do as well. Get some 24x18x9 tanks made up. 4 stacked on top of each other, each tank draining into the tank below it and finally into a common sump where you can put your filter socks, heaters, UV, whatever and all run on one pump (like a Mag 18 depending on height of the rack).

[kuatto]

If I can find a place that would do all the tanks I need for a fair price,I would definitly go acrylic(easier to drill)

[Beermaster]

Jim, why not try making them yourself, could be a fun project?

[mr_alberta]

Jim,

With all your glass cutting/tank making experience, you may just find it easier to get 1/4" glass and make the tanks yourself. You could look at Architectural Clearing House that sells recycled glass for a cheaper source of glass.

[Dez]

Or you could have Dez make 'em for you

And Harvey to drill em....

[kuatto]

Been there and seen what they have for glass,but I have no real work spce to start cutting glass.Thought about having everything cut and just assemble them myself.I like the idea of using acrylic.